LAUREL QUARRY: 130 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was installing a drive belt on the primary grizzly feeder with two other employees. During the task, their left thumb became wedged between the drive belts and a pulley,

A contracted mechanic was conducting hot work activities on a drill rig, in close proximity to three freshly drilled bore holes. As EE was using a cutting torch, EE alleges to have heard a noise come from one of the holes. There were no open flames or any material ejected from the hole.

Non occ. non work related heart attack.On 2/3/12 a haul truck operator at the Quarry experienced chest and arm pain. EE's at the site called 911. The haul truck operator was transported to the local hospital via ambulance.

Employee was installing a striker bar in a Universal Crusher Model 130/150. The bar shifted when it was being inserted into the crusher causing the employee's left middle finger to be pinched between the bar and drive sheave pulley resulting in a fracture to that finger.

PUTTING BOLTS IN A FIFTH WHEEL PLATE WRENCH CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

KNOCKING PINS OUT THAT HOLDS SHOES ON AND A PIECE OF PIN CHIPPED OFF AND LODGED IN CHIN.

THE CONDITIONS WAS NORMAL AND WAS A NORMAL DAILY ROUTINE CLEANING UP. PAIN IN LOWER AND MIDDLE BACK.

EE HAD FINISHED TIGHTENING WEDGE BOLTS ON SOUTH SIDE OF PRIMARY CRUSHER. I.E. SLIPPED LOSS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX 5-6 FT ONTO GROUND. I.E. WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL FOR BRUISED HIP AND STRAINED BACK AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.

WALKED UP EMBANKMENT. STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE. X RAYS DONE. DR CONFIRMED FRACTURED FOOT.

THE SCREEN ON THE FIRST FINISHING SHAKER WERE BEING CHANGED AND THE BIN BELOW WAS ALSO BEING CLEANED. TWO SMALL PLATFORMS INSIDE THE BIN HAD BEEN CAUSING UNNECESSARY BUILD-UP AND WERE TO BE RE MOVED. EE ENTERED THE BIN, STANDING ON A PLATFORM AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING IT WHEN THE PLATFORM FAILED. EE FELL APPROX. 4 FT LANDING ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN, ON HIS BACK WITH

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK FROM THE GROUND AND SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING LEG.

EE STEPPED DOWN ON STEP OF JAW CRUSHER HIS LEFT FOOTSTEEPED ON A ROCK, ROCK SHIFTED AND EE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

EE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF TRUCK, EE S FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP, EE STRUCK RIGHT KNEE ON BUMPER OF TRUCK.

EE WAS STARTING TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE TURNED HIS ANKLE, SPRAINING ANKLE.

EE COMING DOWN STEPS OF CRUSHER BUILDING, SLIPPED ON STEPS AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE CHANGING STEEL IN DRILL PLACING BREAKOUT PIN WHEN STEEL CAME UNCOUPLED & CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEE'S FINGER, SEVERING FINGER AT FIRST JOINT.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE INHALED DUST WHILE SHOVELING, WITNESS STATES THAT IT WAS RAINING & THEY WERE SHOVELING MUD & THAT THERE WAS NO DUST PRESENT. WE HAVE INSUFFICIENT MEDICAL RECORDS TO DE TERMINE IF THIS CLAIM IS WORK RELATED. WE ARE WAITING FOR MEDICAL RECORDS FOR DETERMINATION.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HILL BETWEEN THE JAWCRUSHER AND THE 610 BUILDING, WHILE WALKING DOWN HILL, EE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE TESTING ROCK, OEPNED ROCK SHAKER WITH LEFT HAND, HAND SLIPPED AND THE LID FELL ON RIGHT HAND.

EE ALLEGES THAT ON 10-1-94 WHILE CLEANING OUT THE LIME BUILDING WITH A SCOOP HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A ROCK IN THE ROAD, WHEN HE STARTED TO PICK UP THE ROCK HE HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE HELPING MECHANIC PUT ROLLERS IN THE BOOM OF THE DRILL EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PICK UP THE COVER FOR THE ROLLERS & STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE DRILL DOOR SLIPPING & THEN FALLING TO THE GRO UND

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE FELL FROM CONVEYOR BELT LANDING ON SHOULDER & ARM. EMPLOYEE DID NOT STOP WORK & DID NOT GO TO DR. WAS SORE A FEW DAYS LATER CALLED MAIN OFFICE ON 2/28/94 TO SAY SHOULDER & NECK HAD BEEN HURTING BELIEVED TO BE FROM FALL BACK IN DECEMBER. WE SCHEDULED APPT. FOR DR. EMPLOYEE HAS NOT MISSED WORK.

EE CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH, THREW PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH OVER RAILING, STRANINING RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE ROCKS WHICH WERE CAUGHT INTHE SHAKER, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL PRY BAR WHICH APPARENTLY SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

RECEIVED LETTER FROM ATTORNEY ON 5-14-93 STATING THAT EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY DR. THAT HE HAS CONTACTED THE DISEASE OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER HILL TO SHOVEL UNDER CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ALLEGING THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE HANDLE OF A WHEELBARROW AS IT WAS BEING PULLED THROUGH DOORWAY BY A BOBCAT. EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND HANDLE, SMASHING HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER WHEN HYDRAULIC LINE BURST & IGNITED OIL HIT MANIFOLD IGNITING A FIRE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF DOZER INTO ROCKS

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING EXCESS AMTERIAL OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN CONVEYOR BELT KICKED ON CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. EMPLOYEES DID NTO LOCK OUT CONVEYOR BELT AND EMPLOYEE S WERE WORKING AFTER DAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL IN CONE CRUSHER WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER, SUING CIGARETTE LGIHTER FOR LIGHT, WHEN FUME IGNITED BURNING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SIDE OF FACE. FLASHLIGHT WAS AVAILABLE FOR EMP LOYEE TO USE FOR CHECKING OIL, EMPLOYEE CHOSE TO USE LIGHTER ON HIS OWN, NO ONE ELSE WAS AWARE THAT HE USED CIGARETTE LIGHTER, HE HAD BEEN SHOWN HOW TO SAFELY CHECK OIL WITH A FLASHLIGHT.

EE WAS FILLING LOADER WITH HYDRAULIC OIL, HE JUMPED DOWN FROM LOADER, LANDING ON ROCKS BELOW AND TURNING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT HEEL.

EE WAS GREASING BEARINGS ON BELT STEPPED OFF LADDER AND SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS SPRAINING ANKLE.

54736YEE WAS OPERATING DRILL AND STEPPED OUT TO CHECK DRILLING AREA, AS EMPLOYE ESTEPPED OUT OF DRILL HE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE ON ROCK.

54736YEE WAS WORKING ON A 3500 GARDNER-DENVER DRILL EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND ON THE FRAME OF THE DRILL TORE FINGERNAIL OFF OF LITTLE FINGER 06503EFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP CONVEYOR BELT TO GET TO TAIL PULLEY. WHEN CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR STARTED CONVEYOR BELT, EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 15' TO GROUND.

EMPL USING PRY BAR TO PRY ROCK OUT OF SHAKER.ANOTHER ROCK FELL ON HAND ON BAR CUTTING RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

EMPL FELL FROM END DUMP TRUCK AFTER SLIPPING AND HURT IS BACK.NO WITNESSES,INJURY UNDER INVESTIGATION.

USING A WEDGE TO LOOSEN A ROCK THAT WAS HUNG IN CRUSHER JAW. WEDGE SLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE NESR RIGHT EYE AREA.

EMPL WAS DRIVING TRUCK. THERE WAS A LARGE ROCK IN HAUL ROAD. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM ROAD EMPL STRAINED BACK.

USING PRY BAR T2 DISLODGE ROCK FROM CRUSHER JAW

EMPLOYEE HAD GO7TEN OUT OF TRUCK TO REMOVE ROCK FROM HAUL ROAD SET PARK BRAKE ON TRUCK WHICH WAS ON INCLINE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING EMPLOYEE ATTEMPED TO CLIMB INTO CAB TO STOP TRUCK AND FELL OFF LADDER 3

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG BAR TO PRY TWO ROCKS APART THE BAR SLIPPED OFF OF ROCK AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGERS BETWEEN ROCK AND BAR

USING A WEDGE T2 TRY TO FREE A ROCK HUNG IN CRUSHER JAWS WEDGE FLEW OUT OF JAWS AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING AIR TRACK DRILL. EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING DRILL AND RAN OVER LEFT FOOT WITH LEFT TRACK.

SHOVELING ROCK 0ROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT ROCK DUST FROM BELT BLEW INTO EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING UNDER ELEVATED CONVEYOR BELT ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR BELT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON ARM

HELPING CHANGE 8CREENS ON SCREEN DECK LIFTING SCREENS FROM CATWALK TO SCREEN DECK SCREEN HUNG ON BOLT AND EMPLOYEE HAD TO PULL IT LOOSE